Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you for your service.
Rest in peace.

Chief R. A. McCann
Armour College Law Enforcement/Department of Public Safety

February 26, 2021

Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker
Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

February 26, 2021

The National Police Wives Association would like to extend their heartfelt prayers to the family of Officer Obele and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division during this time. Thank you, Officer Obele, for your service.

National Police Wives Association

February 26, 2021

Rest in Peace Officer Obele. May the Lord grant your family, friends and co-workers peace during this very difficult time. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Deputy Parole Administrator Howard Wykes
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections

February 26, 2021

R.I.P Officer IV Tawiwo Obele

Brian Molyneaux
Citizen

February 26, 2021

Rest In Peace...

Retired Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

February 26, 2021

On behalf of the Ohio Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Corrections Officer IV Tawiwo Obele and the extended law enforcement family of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas.


End of Watch Tuesday, February 16, 2021.


Rest in Peace sister and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

February 26, 2021

RIP Corrections Officer IV Obele. Thank you for your service to the state of Texas

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

February 26, 2021

Jesus Christ, during His Sermon on the Mount, proclaimed, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons [children] of God.” [Matthew 5:9 ESV]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, MSBS, NCCA
Ordained/Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
Merrimack, NH 03054

Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret.)
Nashua NH Police Department

February 26, 2021

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

February 25, 2021

Rest in Peace Officer Obele. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, coworkers and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

February 25, 2021

On behalf of POINT 27, we would like to offer condolences for Corrections Officer Tawiwo Obele. Please know we are eternally grateful for Tawiwo’s service and her ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Corrections Officer Obele, POINT 27 sent 27 Thin Blue Line Dog Tag Necklaces, engraved with “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God” Matthew 5:9, to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division in Huntsville, Texas for Tawiwo’s partner and fellow officers. POINT 27 sent a Folded Flag Necklace engraved with “Greater Love has no one than this; than to lay down one’s life for one’s friend” John 15:13 for Corrections Officer Tawiwo Obele’s family.

POINT 27 is a Non-Profit organization with a mission to strengthen and encourage members of the Armed Forces, First Responders, and their families, by sharing scripture on Dog Tags and Jewelry called Shields of Strength.

We will never forget and we are forever grateful.

Respectfully,

Colonel David Dodd,
United States Army Retired
Executive Director-POINT 27

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes (Retired)
Dallas Police Department-Reserve Division
POINT 27 National Outreach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison
[email protected]
214-908-2617

Detective Jerry M. Rhodes (Retired)
Dallas Police Department Reserve Division
POINT 27- National Out Reach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison

February 25, 2021

Rest in peace sister, we have the watch now. Thank you for your service, you will not be forgotten. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of CO Obele during this time of tragic and painful loss.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. Matt 5:9
Deputy Donnie Meaders (Retired)
Okfuskee County (OK) Sheriff's Office

February 25, 2021

Rest in peace, Officer Obele. You deserve your divine reward.

May God comfort your family, friends, and fellow officers at this difficult time.

God bless and protect the Thin Blue Line that protects us all.

Private Citizen Kathryn Felts
Mother of & Family Member of Law Enforcement

February 25, 2021

Rest in Peace my Sister in Arms

Anrae G Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

February 25, 2021

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

February 25, 2021

Hero never forgotten.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

February 25, 2021

Rest In Peace Corrections Officer IV Tawiwo Obele! Thank you for your 2 years of service with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. We are all thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices, and to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your family, and we want them to know that you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to all of your family and to all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

February 25, 2021

Rest in eternal Peace, good and faithful public servant.
God has already reserved a special place for our peacemakers.
Please continue your careful and diligent watch over us.
When Law Enforcement perishes, a proud and caring nation mourns.
Thank you for your heroic sacrifice!
Thank you for your selfless service!
Thank you for your guardian protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

Charles F. Holloway, Jr.
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
Elizabethtown Police Department

February 25, 2021

Psalm 15
God bless.
Rest in peace sister.

Sgt. Paul Schanno
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections MCF-Stillwater

February 25, 2021

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

S. I. Drake - Lt/IPD | IMPD (Ret)

February 25, 2021

I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to the loved ones and coworkers of Officer Obele. Her sacrifice on behalf of the citizens of Texas will be remembered. I am praying for your comfort and peace.

Deborah C.
Wife, Mother, Aunt of LEOs
Maryland

February 25, 2021

A corrections officer should be remembered not by how she died, but how she lived! A great woman has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Sister!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

February 25, 2021

Rest in Peace Correction Officer Obele. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Obele Family and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institution Division.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office New Jersey

February 25, 2021

Rest in peace Corrections Officer IV Obele.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

February 25, 2021